Telemundo Chicago has announced Edna Schmidt has joined the station as co-anchor for “Noticiero Telemundo Chicago.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Edna to our team,” said Diana Maldonado, vice president of news. “Her vast breadth of knowledge and journalism experience throughout her successful career makes her the perfect leader to expand Noticiero Telemundo Chicago’s growth and evolution.”
Schmidt will join anchor Alfonso Gutiérrez, sports anchor Oscar Guzmán and meteorologist Maricela Vásquez as co-anchor on the 5:00 and 10:00 p.m newscasts.
Schmidt started her career at WSJN in Puerto Rico. She has also worked at Univision’s WGBO in Chicago and was chief correspondent for the Chicago bureau of “Noticiero Univision.” She was promoted to co-anchor for “Noticiero Univision Fin de Semana” in 2005 and also reported for “Noticiero Univision,” “Ultima Hora,” and “Despierta América.”